After an extremely fantastic but hectic first day we all slept extremely well that night. Lisa and I both woke up to my alarm going off at 7:30am and struggled out of bed. We were halfway through getting dressed when a little voice behind me asked "But I thought mum said 8:30am". I quickly text Celine and..... it was indeed 8:30am. Whhooopppss! Sorry about that one Lisa! We managed to get another good 1hrs sleep before heading downstairs for some hot chocolate, croissant and apple compote. After breakfast we packed up the hotel rooms and put all our things in the car. We then walked across to the tram station and caught the tram to the metro for the last time. (NOTE: Some of the photos on this blog post have captions. You will need to hover your mouse/or tap your finger on the photo to see them.)
Our first stop was the Louvre which was incredible!!! My favourite part was not the famous glass period but the stunning old buildings sounding it! I couldn't keep my eyes off them! I know it keep saying it and will continue to thought this post but the carvings and details on each inch of the buildings were just incredible! We spent a good 2hrs just wandering around the outside of the Louvre enjoying all the statues and carvings.
After exploring the incredible outside of the Louvre museum we headed across the road. There we walked past another stunning arc and through a little garden with statues and lots of frozen puddles.
From there we wondered though the streets of Paris to another Metro station that would take up to Notre Dame! We had a little bit of difficulty actually getting out of the Metro at our destination but in the end we finally made it.
On our way to Notre Dame we found a gorgeous christmas market, which naturally we had to walk through! It was full of giant bubbles, a merry-go-round, a massive REAL ICE skating rink and lots of people. After our adventure though the market we headed across the Seine and towards the faint outline of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame was breath taking! I could not take my eyes off it! There was so much detail and beauty in everything about it. From it's statues and intricate carvings to it's windows and height, Notre Dame was by far the most beautiful thing I saw in Paris.
We were all ready for lunch after Notre Dame so we headed to a sanwhich bar. I had the best hot sandwich ever! It was called a Panini Roma and was chicken, delicious cheese, a deliciously fragrant tomato pasta sauce and rocket! We then did a little bit more wondering across the Seine and through Paris enjoying our yummy lunch.
After our little wander we headed down into the Metro to catch a train to Palais de la Découverte. We walked around the christmas markets there and then enjoyed the building itself. It had some incredible mosaics and carvings on its outer walls.
We then once again caught the metro but this time is was to Sacre-Cœur. It was such an incredible beautiful building. We wondered around the outside of the building and the streets that sounding it. We found a little art market with lots of people drawing caricatures and selling paintings. I would have liked to have bought once or two of the prints but they were pretty expensive. From the top steps of the Sacre-Cœur you got the most incredible panoramic view of Paris! It was exspecially stunning when the sun began to set and the sky was a gorgeous pinky orange. Inside the church itself you were not allowed to take picture but I can testify that it was absolutely breath taking! There was so much beautiful colour and detail. It was an extremely special place.
After Sacre-Cœur we very quickly caught the metro to the Eiffel Tower and ran to catch our cruise on the Seine. Luckily we made it in time! The cruise was absolutely beautiful! The photos below are very low quality and can not capture how stunning it was in real life. If someone asked me to describe what the Seine looked like at night all I would be able to say is gold. You will see what I mean in the photos below! Also I apologise in advance for all the photos of the Eiffel Tower :)! I just couldn't help myself!
I really didn't want to say goodbye to the Eiffel Tower but we needed to get dinner before we headed home. We found a nice little restaurant where I ate an amazing eggplant and fresh tomato pizza. We then caught the metro and tram for the last time back to the hotel. We picked up the car and headed off on our journey home.
I had the most incredible weekend in Paris and I will definitely be going back again in the future! I don't remember much of the drive home because I slept the whole 4hrs home. Go me! I am so thankful that I was able to visit and explore the city of love! P.s. Sorry this is extremely late! I have been having problems with getting photos to load on my blog! I have a whole lots of other post that I want to post before I leave. So stay tuned! :)
Love Paris day 2. Looks like you have just had a lovely time. I have a lot of eggplants growing at the moment so I am looking forward to you making me an eggplant pizza when you get home. Looking forward to seeing you. Love Papa